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The Challenge

The Texas Independence Relay is composed of 36 relay legs of various lengths, totaling close to 200 miles. The course starts in
Gonzales, where the spark of the Texas Revolution took place, and it finishes in the preeminent city of Houston, where Texas
Independence was won! To tackle this formidable task, your team will have of up to 12 members (your choice!), and
you will have an exceptional time furthering good friendships and making new ones! You’ll encourage each other
along the way while you visit the small cities of Gonzales, Shiner, Moulton, Flatonia, Schulenburg, Weimar, Borden, Columbus,
Altair, Eagle Lake, Wallis, Orchard, Simonton, and Fulshear. Then, you’ll make your way through the incomparable city of
Houston, experiencing it in a way you never have before! Racing on a team with your friends in this unique format over an
incomparable span of Texas steeped with momentous history all amounts to a GREAT time that you’ll fondly remember forever! This all takes place over Saturday and Sunday, March 28-29, and don’t forget the Texas Independence Party
(the TIP!) on Friday, March 27! Come and take it… if you have what it takes!

Your Epic Texas Journey

Gonzales is a
wonderfully welcoming town, rich with history and attractive to tourists looking to escape the big city! Your entire team will
run a small loop together around downtown, marking the commencement of your journey. You’ll enjoy picturesque rolling hills replete
with blooming Texas wildflowers on perfect relay roads as you journey over rural dirt roads - even passing Sam Houston’s Tree! After leaving Gonzales, you’ll
get a taste of smaller Texas towns with exceptionally large hearts! Shiner, Flatonia, Schulenburg, and Weimar, you’ll
appreciate each town’s individual flavor, but you will also note that they all possess a distinct relaxing quality. By
the time your team reaches Columbus, the sun will have retired for the day.

Eagle Lake, Wallis, Orchard, Simonton, and Fulshear will be sleeping communities as you pass through (though at least a few
will stay up to curiously observe your unrelenting journey through the night). Pressing on tirelessly toward the finish, you
and your team will follow the beacons of flashing lights (other runners).

When you begin to make
your way through Cinco Ranch on the west side of Houston, you’ll notice early indicators that a new day is being gifted to us! You’ll
also become aware that you’ve crossed the threshold between country and city. Between here and downtown, you’ll traverse paths
that wind through pleasing parks (George Bush Park, Terry Hershey Park, Memorial Park, and the Buffalo Bayou). You’ll admire
stately homes in well-preserved neighborhoods, and then, you’ll proudly stride into Houston’s very downtown, passing right by
reflective sky scrapers before Gloriously finishing at the Waterworks at the eastern end of the Buffalo Bayou Park!

Experience your own epic victory at the Texas Independence Relay! Your ~200 mile journey traces the route of Sam Houston and the Texian army, beginning in historic Gonzales (home of the Come & Take It skirmish) to the site of the storied final battle for Texas' Independence at the San Jacinto Monument!